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CONTINUED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without stop or interruption
Example:
the continued popularity of Westerns
Classified under:
Similar:
continuing (remaining in force or being carried on without letup)
Antonym:
discontinued (stopped permanently or temporarily)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb continue
Context examples:
“While Mary is adjusting her ideas,” he continued, “let us return to Mr. Bingley.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
As for yourself, continued the king, who have spent the greatest part of your life in travelling, I am well disposed to hope you may hitherto have escaped many vices of your country.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
“We've quite a surprise for you too, sir,” he continued.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Well, but since we have touched upon this business, and for the last time I hope, continued the doctor, there is one point I should like you to understand.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I trembled violently at his exordium, and my father continued—
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“What ho there!” he continued, beating upon the door with the hilt of his sword.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I am your servant, sir, he continued, holding out his hand to my father.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There are my prisons, he continued, pointing to a row of bottles and jars which stood upon a side table.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"When we are born, the circuits which process body sensations are not fully developed, so the establishment of such networks is a crucial developmental milestone for newborns," he continued.
(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
People with a high medical risk continued to get the vaccine until 2011.
(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)
